Since the new king was relatively sensible, Zhu Yunwen naturally could no longer make things difficult for him.
So, they then discussed the trade, and basically, apart from weapons, they temporarily traded with Chechi Kingdom in other areas.
As for weapons, according to Zhu Yunwen, there is no rush for now, which can be regarded as a test for Chechi Kingdom.
If Chechi Kingdom continues to perform well in the future, dispelling Zhu Yunwen's previous negative views of Chechi Kingdom and making him realize that Chechi Kingdom will no longer oppose the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Yunwen as before, then Zhu Yunwen will consider conducting arms transactions with Chechi Kingdom.
Although this disappointed the new king of Chechi Kingdom a little, he felt that overall it was still acceptable.
After all, the purpose of this trip has been achieved.
After all these matters were settled, Zhu Yunwen, out of courtesy to the host, held a banquet at the Eastern Palace to entertain the new king of Chechi Kingdom and the father and son of Zhu Zi Kingdom.
In addition, Zhu Yunwen also wanted to spread this news throughout the country, so that all the people would know about the attitude of Chechi Kingdom towards the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, I also want the people of the whole country to understand that the actions of the former king and prince of Chechi Kingdom should not be generalized to the entire country.
After all, the mistakes of a leader should not be borne by all innocent people.
However, Zhu Yunwen thought to himself that there was no need to make such a grand announcement for this kind of thing.
After all, if the intention is merely to provide an explanation, rather than to issue a public announcement to the people, then this is somewhat too flamboyant and exaggerated.
Just as Zhu Yunwen was pondering how to make this matter neither too grand nor too obsequious, yet still ensure that all the people of the land understood it, two words came to his mind:
"newspaper!"
Yes, newspapers.
This thing is a great communication tool, capable of transmitting various messages to people all over the world at any time.
It has authenticity and wide dissemination, but it is not as serious and formal as an imperial edict or a court announcement.
After all, not everything can be elevated to the level of an imperial proclamation.
In this situation, newspapers are indeed quite suitable for discussing everyday matters of the imperial court...
Without hesitation, Zhu Yunwen immediately summoned some officials from the Ministry of Rites, told them his idea, and instructed them on the appropriate methods and approaches.
And so, the first edition of the Ming Dynasty newspaper was soon published. The newspaper was designed by Zhu Yunwen himself, and the most important section was dedicated to announcing the important events of the court each day.
Secondly, there are some important matters concerning the people.
Then, there are some issues concerning economic development, trade, and commerce.
At the same time, we'll add some more interesting and fun news.
This way, a complete newspaper can be produced, which has a high degree of readability.
Moreover, it also allows the people of the Ming Dynasty to learn about the Ming court and recent major events through a channel, enabling information to circulate.
This also allows the people to pay more attention to the court's movements and major decisions.
Therefore, the Ministry of Rites, following Zhu Yunwen's wishes, began to officially produce and publish such a newspaper.
The next day, the Ministry of Rites received truckloads of newspapers.
Newspapers are not large in size because paper needs to be saved, and the text is also very small. Now that movable type printing is very common, papermaking is also relatively inexpensive. These newspapers actually cost very little to produce.
Moreover, the imperial court distributed them free of charge to the public, setting up distribution points in every place for the people to collect them themselves.
When this thing first came out, the people were still a bit confused and didn't know what it was.
Only after the Ministry of Rites officials who distributed the newspapers explained it to everyone did they realize that this thing was just something used to publicize some noteworthy events in the Ming Dynasty.
Some people then stepped forward and took one, and after carefully examining it, they saw four large characters written on it.
"Da Ming Daily"
The release date is then listed, which should be the current day, but the content above is mostly from the previous day.
After all, it's only the beginning of the day, and people don't know what the hot news is yet, so we can only post the news from the previous day.
The newspaper had a large, medium-sized character written on it:
"Hot Topics in the Court!"
The title then appeared below:
"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty delivered an important speech at the morning court session...."
"On the afternoon of the 23rd, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty met with the new King of Chechi Kingdom and accepted his apology. Subsequently, the two sides exchanged views on the issue of mutually beneficial cooperation. Also present were the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom and the Prince of Zhu Zi Kingdom…"
Then there was another section titled "Real-time News," with the following title:
"The cabinet has announced another important policy regarding the recent economic issues..."
"The Ministry of Revenue has decided to conduct a new population census in the Ming Dynasty..."
"The Ministry of Rites advocates that the people of the Ming Dynasty should uphold etiquette, cultivate new customs, and jointly build a better Ming Dynasty..."
"The Ministry of Public Works stated that the nationwide railway network has been largely completed, and numerous trains will soon be put into service..."
"The Ministry of Personnel issued a document hoping that people in various regions would participate in urging local officials and young officials to take action, and announced a series of reporting locations and methods for officials..."
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